Warning: This function has been deprecated. Use add_menu_page() instead.
add_utility_page() WordPress Function
The add_utility_page() function allows you to add a new top-level page to the "Utility" section of the WordPress admin menu. This function takes two parameters: the page title and themenu title. The add_utility_page() function is a great way to add new top-level pages to the WordPress admin menu. This function allows you to add a new page to the "Utility" section of the menu, which is a great place for pages that don't necessarily fit into any other section. This function takes two parameters: the page title and the menu title.
add_utility_page( string $page_title, string $menu_title, string $capability, string $menu_slug, callable $callback = '', string $icon_url = '' ) #
Add a top-level menu page in the ‘utility’ section.
Description
This function takes a capability which will be used to determine whether or not a page is included in the menu.
The function which is hooked in to handle the output of the page must check that the user has the required capability as well.
See also
Parameters
- $page_title
(string)(Required)The text to be displayed in the title tags of the page when the menu is selected.
- $menu_title
(string)(Required)The text to be used for the menu.
- $capability
(string)(Required)The capability required for this menu to be displayed to the user.
- $menu_slug
(string)(Required)The slug name to refer to this menu by (should be unique for this menu).
- $callback
(callable)(Optional) The function to be called to output the content for this page.
Default value: ''
- $icon_url
(string)(Optional) The URL to the icon to be used for this menu.
Default value: ''
Return
(string) The resulting page's hook_suffix.
Source
File: wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
function add_utility_page( $page_title, $menu_title, $capability, $menu_slug, $callback = '', $icon_url = '') {
_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '4.5.0', 'add_menu_page()' );
global $_wp_last_utility_menu;
$_wp_last_utility_menu++;
return add_menu_page($page_title, $menu_title, $capability, $menu_slug, $callback, $icon_url, $_wp_last_utility_menu);
}
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Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 4.5.0 | Use add_menu_page() |
| 2.7.0 | Introduced. |